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hads of the importance of this alliance including perhaps -- we should revisit the missile missile defense shield we talked about so often. beyond that, i would say it's part of strengthening and stabilizing the government in kiev now so they can transition to stability down the road, as well, i think part of that should be strengthening their defense capabilities. i think this threat is a long-term one they're facing >> you've been focused on foreign policy challenges in venezuela. there are protests there against the government and a crackdown against protesters in the streets. what would like to see the administration do? >> first we need to clearly pronounce ourselves as more than just concerned about what's happening. we need to say clearly the united states and its people and its government are firmly on the side of the ambitions and desires, the rightful desires of the people in the streets, the students and young people protesting against violations. beyond that, i would like to see specific u.s. sanctions against individuals in the maduro government that are systematically partici
hads of the importance of this alliance including perhaps -- we should revisit the missile missile defense shield we talked about so often. beyond that, i would say it's part of strengthening and stabilizing the government in kiev now so they can transition to stability down the road, as well, i think part of that should be strengthening their defense capabilities. i think this threat is a long-term one they're facing >> you've been focused on foreign policy challenges in venezuela. there...
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the defense claims the scene was tampered with. i'm randy, and i quit smoking with chantix. as a police officer, i've helped many people in the last 23 years, but i needed help in quitting smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced the urge for me to smoke. it actually caught me by surprise. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental-health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these, stop chantix and see your doctor right away, as some can be life-threatening. tell your doctor if you have a history of heart or blood-vessel problems or if you develop new or worse symptoms. get medical help right away if you have symptoms of a heart at
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but the defense has a completely different argument. they say oscar was an innocent man who actually killed her by accident, a tragic mistake when he in the middle of the night assumed she was a struder who had broken into his house and it's a media scircus. you can imagine that it is going to be a trial that grips not only the country but the entire world and in a first for the country, the judge is allowing cameras in the courtroom. expected to last three to five weeks and could be several weeks after that before the judge issues a verkd. back to you. >> all right. thank you, sir. >>> we are back here, and not used to president obama talking about race in an exceptionally personal way but announcing the my brother's keeper initiative this week he did just that announcing the stark statistics and challenges of young men of color. >> we have become numb to these statistics. we're not surprised by them. we take them as the norm. we just assume this is an inevitable part of american life. instead of the outrage that it is. >> james peters
but the defense has a completely different argument. they say oscar was an innocent man who actually killed her by accident, a tragic mistake when he in the middle of the night assumed she was a struder who had broken into his house and it's a media scircus. you can imagine that it is going to be a trial that grips not only the country but the entire world and in a first for the country, the judge is allowing cameras in the courtroom. expected to last three to five weeks and could be several...
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but now, to be fair and in perspective, you know, what the defense will do at that very point is then get out the tapes, 100 other tapes from 911 tapes over the period of the last few years, and you'll see that this is not all that unusual. >> sure. but let's go to this call that grabbed me or a juror, i would think. here is a call from a frustrated woman who had already called 911 once, and was still waiting for the ambulance to arrive. let's listen to this call. >> 911. where is your emergency? >> i called. >> i know. is it for 1345 south -- >> yes, yes. >> they're on your way. you only called a couple of minutes ago. they're on their way, okay. >> you know, it's an emergency, and they are still not here. >> okay. they're on their way. >> okay, bye. >> all right, bye. >> well, there is a person rather pathetically trying to get the ambulance to show up that normally would have gotten there, presumably. and there you have this traffic gridlock. it doesn't get through. >> and it was causing problems for the dispatchers too. not only were they having to deal with the normal calls comin
but now, to be fair and in perspective, you know, what the defense will do at that very point is then get out the tapes, 100 other tapes from 911 tapes over the period of the last few years, and you'll see that this is not all that unusual. >> sure. but let's go to this call that grabbed me or a juror, i would think. here is a call from a frustrated woman who had already called 911 once, and was still waiting for the ambulance to arrive. let's listen to this call. >> 911. where is...
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if you remember, in november they declared on their own a unilateral air defense zone over thousands of miles in the pacific. this is a very dangerous precedent that's been setting. iraq was a disaster. this was an even lower precedent for military intervention. putin has sort of outplayed us over the last decade. now germany gets 40% of its natural gas from russia. he knows that. he thinks the germans won't back sanctions. it is angela merkel, the german chancellor, who's saying we should not kick russia out of the g8. it's hurting him economically. it's isolating him. you don't give him the olympic games. you don't allow him in the g8. you hold him accountable. and i agree with steve, you have a strategy to isolate putin. putin is dangerous. putinism is dangerous. this rise of authoritarianism is something we need counter patiently, slowly, but consistently over time. >> steve, one of the problems in a situation like this is the ultimate action no one is willing to take. there is no one saying we should be willing to go to war with russia over this incursion. and once you eliminate
if you remember, in november they declared on their own a unilateral air defense zone over thousands of miles in the pacific. this is a very dangerous precedent that's been setting. iraq was a disaster. this was an even lower precedent for military intervention. putin has sort of outplayed us over the last decade. now germany gets 40% of its natural gas from russia. he knows that. he thinks the germans won't back sanctions. it is angela merkel, the german chancellor, who's saying we should not...
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. >> great defense. >> i >> the desperation shot, see it? no good. all right. tar heels get their tenth straight victory 85-84. over at the nba for something you probably never seen before. pistons and spurs last night. check out ginobili on defense. he is behind number 21 on the spurs. you are watching this? he plants his left foot and busted right through his sneaker. yeah, he walks off with a shredded shoe. uninjured, he straps on a new sneaker and gets right back out there to play. >> defect. >> yeah. >> so earlier this week we introduced you to hank the dog, the milwaukee brewers unadopted mascot. he faced off with the brewers famous sausage racers. >> that's a dangerous race. >> yeah. >> the weiner costume and all, he continues to earn his place with the team. and look at. that they have him strapped down. he is weighted. poor little thing. look at hank with the mustard on his back and everything. all right. what do you do you bring in -- what do you -- what does that say? go back down. >> who do you bring in to defend 7 foot tall legend shaquille o'neal?
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moscow is refusing to recognize the leadership in kiev and insisting the armed groups are there for self-defense. a u.n. envoy was threatened in crimea and told to leave. they're now stepping up training for poland's air force, sending a half dozen fighter jets. hillary clinton discussed comments, comparing the move to the nazis before world war ii. >> what i said yesterday is that the claims by president putin and other russians that they had to go into crimea and maybe further into eastern ukraine because they had to protect the russian minorities. and that is reminiscent of claims that were made back in the 1930s. >> and finally, an anchor on the u.s. network r.t., or russia today quit her job on air accusing the kremlin-funded station of whitewashing president putin's actions. >>> and many americans are fed up with washington politics, in a hearing on the irs targeting of conservative and tea party groups, daryl issa began by grilling irs official lois learner. for 11 minutes, and she pled the fifth, refusing to cooperate. and this happened. >> i have in expectation that miss learner will co
moscow is refusing to recognize the leadership in kiev and insisting the armed groups are there for self-defense. a u.n. envoy was threatened in crimea and told to leave. they're now stepping up training for poland's air force, sending a half dozen fighter jets. hillary clinton discussed comments, comparing the move to the nazis before world war ii. >> what i said yesterday is that the claims by president putin and other russians that they had to go into crimea and maybe further into...
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john roberts participated in his defense against being executed. but that didn't come up during hearings to confirm roberts to the supreme court, because a pillar of our justice system is that everyone is entitled to a defense, and the lawyer who defends a criminal shouldn't be treated like one. jonathan tamari covered this story for "the philadelphia enquirer." officer this was more than filing legal beliefs. the leadership fund volunteered to represent him despite the fact he had a team of lawyers working for him, and not only did they volunteer resources but the press releases made it clear they view him as a type of hero to your point. one of the things that troubles people is that jamal did have sort of a celebrity around him, i guess you could, a movement. but he wasn't a part of that. he was an attorney doing what attorneys do. is there any reticence on the part of the legal community in philadelphia that he's now being essentially punished for the sins of his client? >> wealth, i've heard from some attorneys, not necessarily in philadelphia
john roberts participated in his defense against being executed. but that didn't come up during hearings to confirm roberts to the supreme court, because a pillar of our justice system is that everyone is entitled to a defense, and the lawyer who defends a criminal shouldn't be treated like one. jonathan tamari covered this story for "the philadelphia enquirer." officer this was more than filing legal beliefs. the leadership fund volunteered to represent him despite the fact he had a...
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flag football game. >> trying to play defense. >> not good at defense. he gets faked out, gets beat deep. he gets scored on for a touchdown. he should sit down. i'm just saying. >> that's hnot his cup of tea, right? he usually plays on the other side. >> still. >>> ever notice how those baggage hogs tend to sneak those massive carry-ons on to flights? if they fly united they're in for a rude awakening. >>> plus sub zero temperatures at niagara falls. [ garner ] there's a lot of beautiful makeup out there, but one is so clever that your skin looks better even after you take it off. neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% saw improved skin. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics. so i'm going pro. [ male announcer ] new crest tartar protection rinse. the only rinse that helps prevent tartar build-up and cavities. a little swishing. less scraping. yes! [ male announcer ] new crest pro-health tartar protection rinse. it helps you escape the scrape. how did edward jones get so big? let me just put this away. ♪ could you teach our kids that tric
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it's been her trajectory ever since. >> don't be defensive. don't raise your voice, that was another one. my husband did x. stay away from that. talk about you and what you have done. be real. that is an interesting >>> it awe was just the first batch. what more do you think may be revealed? >> well, i think you have anything from substance to just style, which ed talked about. and for somebody who is perhaps running for president, it is these papers are yes, they shed light but it's a major distraction. now the advice isn't startling, what be yourself, talk about yourself. and i am surprised that she needed that kind of really beginners advice. you would tell that to somebody who hadn't done much publicity or been in the public eye before. but within those papers that we haven't seen, i bet there are stories about policies that you could say see, she said that then and she said that in '07 and at 08 when she campaigned. it's those that will be supposed inconsistencie inconsistencies. of course she will cast them about of course people evolve,
it's been her trajectory ever since. >> don't be defensive. don't raise your voice, that was another one. my husband did x. stay away from that. talk about you and what you have done. be real. that is an interesting >>> it awe was just the first batch. what more do you think may be revealed? >> well, i think you have anything from substance to just style, which ed talked about. and for somebody who is perhaps running for president, it is these papers are yes, they shed...
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against people who were basically threatening georgian interests and then the russians moving in, in defense of their interests and of their compatriots or citizens on the ground. so we're in a very similar situation here. the one big difference is that they were part of the republic of georgia and were always part of that territory. what we're talking about here about crimea where it does seem that the russians are at least laying the groundwork for some kind of legal case to suggest that perhaps crimea could at some juncture become part of the russian federation again so there really is a distinction there. but we've been there before. we've been there before with vladimir putin and frankly have been in very similar situations in the past as you've just laid out since the 1990s on a great deal of trouble over crimea, over ukraine, over the disposition of many of the states that have emerged after the soviet union. >> in terms of the motivations here on the russian side, if the russian federation does decide to stay in crimea on a permanent basis and, as you say, maybe even make a case for
against people who were basically threatening georgian interests and then the russians moving in, in defense of their interests and of their compatriots or citizens on the ground. so we're in a very similar situation here. the one big difference is that they were part of the republic of georgia and were always part of that territory. what we're talking about here about crimea where it does seem that the russians are at least laying the groundwork for some kind of legal case to suggest that...
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expected to propose billions in manufacturing and job training and education and along with 28 billion for defense programs. house budget chair paul ryan is working on his own plan and shore up spending in part by overhauling the welfare system and the plans are expected to be miles apart. yesterday, ryan issued a 200-page document. israeli prime minister netanyahu is once more pushing back on u.s. diplomatic efforts and sitting next to president obama he inserted that israeli would never compromise on security and would defend itself at all costs. the comments in in lights of u.s. attempt to broker peace deals with palestine a. meanwhile, the apac conference is going on across the town and a platform drawn speakers like secretary of state john kerry, conservative republicans like ted cruz have used this event to accuse president obama of being tougher on netanyahu than putin in ukraine. >>> despite rumors around washington to the contrary, john boehner says he is planning to stick around as house speaker. the republican congressman from ohio yesterday filed re-election papers for the top post and
expected to propose billions in manufacturing and job training and education and along with 28 billion for defense programs. house budget chair paul ryan is working on his own plan and shore up spending in part by overhauling the welfare system and the plans are expected to be miles apart. yesterday, ryan issued a 200-page document. israeli prime minister netanyahu is once more pushing back on u.s. diplomatic efforts and sitting next to president obama he inserted that israeli would never...
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there is of course evolutional changes that take place in defense and also in offense. but does this put us in a position? take for instance right now we would not be able to respond to something in the ukraine? >> i don't think we're going to respond. >> i know we're not going to. diplomatic and economic. i'm talking about do we have the hardware to put an option on the table that would be a ground force of some substance. >> well, we wouldn't use a ground force in any case whether we had it or not. we might be a part of a ground fwors that included nato. but we would not need massive numbers of people in order to enforce anything in ukraine if that's what we wanted to do along with our allies. whatever we wanted to do within reason, we could do without people. but in actual fact, we're not going to do that stuff. it doesn't make any strategic sense. >> so why is putin testing us? >> i think he's testing us less than he is going after something that he thinks is vitally important to his national defense. >> the port? >> you said earlier in his previous segmentes the hi
there is of course evolutional changes that take place in defense and also in offense. but does this put us in a position? take for instance right now we would not be able to respond to something in the ukraine? >> i don't think we're going to respond. >> i know we're not going to. diplomatic and economic. i'm talking about do we have the hardware to put an option on the table that would be a ground force of some substance. >> well, we wouldn't use a ground force in any case...
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with the trial set to begin next week, joining me now is general sinclair's lead defense attorney mr. chef. the prosecutor quit. we did reach out to the pentagon and prosecution and get statements and the pentagon has yet to get back to us for a statement and of course we will have the pentagon's side of the story whenever they do get back to us. tell me your best argument for why the charges should be dismissed? >> well the charges should be dismissed because it's pretty clear the decision-making in the case is being driven by politics and people at the pentagon as opposed to where it should be with the convening authority at fort bragg. this is a case that has always been a remarkably thin case in terms of the evidence. there are thousands and thousands of text messages and personal journals by the person who's accusing general sinclair of sexual assault. it demonstrates the consensual nature of their relationship. on top of that, in early january she perjured herself during a pretrial hearing. in that circumstance, in every experience i've had both as prosecutor and defense lawyer
with the trial set to begin next week, joining me now is general sinclair's lead defense attorney mr. chef. the prosecutor quit. we did reach out to the pentagon and prosecution and get statements and the pentagon has yet to get back to us for a statement and of course we will have the pentagon's side of the story whenever they do get back to us. tell me your best argument for why the charges should be dismissed? >> well the charges should be dismissed because it's pretty clear the...
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and russian defense official is discussing ukraine later today at nato in brussels. so, there is definitely a change. whether this change is sustained is another question. back to you be. >> on the international stage the only reality that putin seems to be willing to acquiesce to is the economic reality of what this is doing in russia to their market. what's putin's next move? >> reporter: well, you're right. putin -- if there's one man who could make or break a deal, it's vladimir putin and it's obviously unclear what his next move is. washington and berlin are pushing this idea of sending international observers to monitor any rights abuses against russians or pro-russians on crimea, allowing hopefully some kind of pullback by those russian forces or pro-russian forces. but will putin let them in even? we don't know that. now that putin controls crimea, thomas, some analysts are telling moscow that he will probably try to make that the new status quo, a kind of permanent reminder to everyone that whatever the future of ukraine is, it's going to have to pass throug
and russian defense official is discussing ukraine later today at nato in brussels. so, there is definitely a change. whether this change is sustained is another question. back to you be. >> on the international stage the only reality that putin seems to be willing to acquiesce to is the economic reality of what this is doing in russia to their market. what's putin's next move? >> reporter: well, you're right. putin -- if there's one man who could make or break a deal, it's vladimir...
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as you pointed out, karen, we saw defense secretary chuck hagel leaving the wours early and dni chief james clapper as well as other officials. this comes on a very stern warning yesterday. he said to russia if they were to take military steps in ukraine, that there would be costs associated with that. so the big question is what will those costs be? what are they considering? one white house official telling nbc news that those costs could include a possible boycott of the g-8 summit. that is slated to happen in sochi, russia, the very same place where the olympics were held in june. >> presumably i'm assuming the white house is weighing those options given there may be action at the u.n. security council or they think that's doubtful, but as they also keep app eye an eye on what is happening in the ukraine and essentially what putin does next. >> reporter: they are weighing their options very carefully, you're absolutely right. the question is will there be more that they're putting on the table in addition to the potential boycott of the g-8 summit. i can tell you they are getting
as you pointed out, karen, we saw defense secretary chuck hagel leaving the wours early and dni chief james clapper as well as other officials. this comes on a very stern warning yesterday. he said to russia if they were to take military steps in ukraine, that there would be costs associated with that. so the big question is what will those costs be? what are they considering? one white house official telling nbc news that those costs could include a possible boycott of the g-8 summit. that is...
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the defense repeatedly tried to find holes in her story and at one point asked her the same question no fewer than eight time times. she broke down in tears. her testimony was she clearly heard a woman screaming, following gunshots. meantime, reeva steenkamp's mother speaks out about what it was like to face her daughter's killer for the first time. june steenkamp was in court yesterday because she said she needed oscar pistorius to see her. instead, she says he never looked her way in an exclusive interview on the "today" show. she also said she can forgive pistorius. >> it's actually important to forgive him for me, because i don't want to live with bitterness in my life. it's not going to matter anything to me whatever happens to him, because she's not coming back, and it's not going to change anything as far as that goes, and that's the most important thing in my life, is trying to live without her now. it's not going to help me. i don't wish him any harm. i just want the truth. >> joining me now live from p pretoria is aman mohyeldin. she said it was clear it was a male voice af
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. >> i think we should revisit the missile defense shield that we talk about so often. >> i would just cancel in sochi. i wouldn't talk about the planning session. i would cancel it. >> i would like to create a democratic news around putin's russia. >> we start north of crimea with nbc's ian williams. ian, there's been a lot of claims and counter claims today. what's the latest there on the ground? >> reporter: it's a confusing picture, toure. we've seen a lot of so-called deadlines come and go, which we've heard from russian news agencies, from the ukrainian government. but it does seem that russia is pretty well in control of crimea. and the question now, and it's something which john kerry is going to be looking at closely tomorrow, on how he can under it, is what russia does next. and the focus will be on this region here, where i am today, in east ukraine. this is the second biggest city in the country, the industrial heartland, kharkov. many people here have been encouraged with what's happening in ukraine and would ideally like the russians to come in here, too. behind me, you p
. >> i think we should revisit the missile defense shield that we talk about so often. >> i would just cancel in sochi. i wouldn't talk about the planning session. i would cancel it. >> i would like to create a democratic news around putin's russia. >> we start north of crimea with nbc's ian williams. ian, there's been a lot of claims and counter claims today. what's the latest there on the ground? >> reporter: it's a confusing picture, toure. we've seen a lot of...
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the organization that he worked for, the naacp legal defense fund represented a man on appeal who was convicted in 1982 of killing a philadelphia police officer. that man was convicted when adigbule was just a kid. and he worked on the case for the naacp as it challenged in appeals the constitutionality of the jury's sentencing instructions. and they won. the court ruled in favor of the naacp which resulted in jamaal's death sentence being vacated. he's now serving life without parole. that single appellate representation was then transformed into the basic kind of demagoguery on fox news. >> he volunteered to help out this man, who was convicted of murdering a philadelphia police officer in cold blood. >> there's a very racial past of pushing racial politics through actions inside the law. >> this is something who represented a nonrepen tent cop killer. >> you know what you just saw, right? and that worked at least so far. somehow, one can't help but wonder if this is a standard that only applies to a civil rights lawyer, trying to head the justice department's civil rights division,
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a judge rejected that defense and she was sentenced to 20 years in prison. alexander had since been granted a retrial, after a court found the judge gave the jury improper instructions. now angela corey's office is looking to put her away for 60 years. marissa alexander's case is being used to still florida's expansion of stand your ground, but stand your ground didn't provide justice to marissa alexander the first time, what makes us think a small legislative fix will make any difference the next time? joining me now, my colleague the reverend al sharpton from florida this evening. rev, it's good to have you. >> thank you, chris. good to be with you. >> so you're going to be participating in a rally, i believe, on march 10th around some of these issues having to do with stand your ground. you spent a lot of time in florida since the trayvon martin killing. what's your response to the florida legislature's moves? >> well, i think that it is a very cynical move because what they are doing is using marissa alexander's case, which many of us feel is an egregiou
a judge rejected that defense and she was sentenced to 20 years in prison. alexander had since been granted a retrial, after a court found the judge gave the jury improper instructions. now angela corey's office is looking to put her away for 60 years. marissa alexander's case is being used to still florida's expansion of stand your ground, but stand your ground didn't provide justice to marissa alexander the first time, what makes us think a small legislative fix will make any difference the...
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how can we stop an occupation when these are self-defense forces? these are not russian." that really dampened hopes of any meaningful progress. at least they've talked, and at least it has gone on longer than we thought. the other big news, of course, is the e.u. weighing in with a big financial package, offering $15 billion worth of aid. that comes after yesterday's announcement of a billion dollars of -- of loan guarantees from the u.s. the priority, aside from calming down the security situation in crimea, is, of course, to try and stabilize the ukrainian economy which is in a terrible way with the russians turning the screws still more. the finance ministry here have been frank. they say we've got no money left. the coffers are empty, it's been stolen. also in the east, we've seen more violence, clashes between pro-russian protesters and supporters of the ukrainian government. we've had the -- the government offices there occupied first by the pro-russians, pushed out, and then the pro-ukrainians. and now again today, the pro-russians taking control of that building a
how can we stop an occupation when these are self-defense forces? these are not russian." that really dampened hopes of any meaningful progress. at least they've talked, and at least it has gone on longer than we thought. the other big news, of course, is the e.u. weighing in with a big financial package, offering $15 billion worth of aid. that comes after yesterday's announcement of a billion dollars of -- of loan guarantees from the u.s. the priority, aside from calming down the security...
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she tried unsuccessfully to use florida's stand your ground law in her defense. an appeals judge threw out that conviction and freed from prison right before thanksgiving. she faces a retrial and delay and this week the prosecution announced they are seeking consecutive, not concurrent sentences which would make it 60 years. that's practical terms a life sentence. >> for shooting a wall. >> for shooting a wall. >> i disagree with that. i don't think it's shooting the wall. >> let's start with you. the taco, what is your take in legal terms, what's the basis for seeking consecutive? sfl the law permits it and she's charged in three counts. there are 20-year counts. look, the attorney general, prosecution is doing what the law gives them the ability to do and discretion to do. this case i think underscores more than anything the unfair results and sentencing you can have when these guidelines and sentencing sort of mandatory minimums strip the judge from the judge's discretion, evaluate all of the facts and circumstances. this lady was given 20 years and the judge
she tried unsuccessfully to use florida's stand your ground law in her defense. an appeals judge threw out that conviction and freed from prison right before thanksgiving. she faces a retrial and delay and this week the prosecution announced they are seeking consecutive, not concurrent sentences which would make it 60 years. that's practical terms a life sentence. >> for shooting a wall. >> for shooting a wall. >> i disagree with that. i don't think it's shooting the wall....
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troops that people see in front of them and on their tvs, those are pro russian local forces of self-defense. president obama appearing at a function had this to say regarding putin's claim. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. i know president putin seems to have a different set of lawyers making a different set of interpretations, but i don't think that's fooling anybody. >> secretary of state john kerry who arrived in kiev also dispute putin's claim when he was asked about it by my colleague, andrea mitchell. >> it's clear that russia has been working hard to create a pretext for being able to invade further. russia has talked about russian-speaking minority citizens under siege. they're not. >> kerry talked about a meeting with the new government and protest leaders including former pro boxer klitchko. the package includes a $1 billion in loan guarantees. still, the question is how to interpret putin's remarks today. not only did he deny russian troops had invaded crimea, he said that should russia wish to do so, they have every legal right sin
troops that people see in front of them and on their tvs, those are pro russian local forces of self-defense. president obama appearing at a function had this to say regarding putin's claim. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. i know president putin seems to have a different set of lawyers making a different set of interpretations, but i don't think that's fooling anybody. >> secretary of state john kerry who arrived in kiev also dispute...
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>> i think so, and the defense budget. jimmy carter, one thing to his credit, increased defense spending. what kind of example does it set when we're slashing the army and the defense across the board in the light of the world we're looking at? >> thank you. [ doctor ] and in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. way to go, crestor! yeah! getting to goal is a big deal, especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors. because you could be at increased risk for plaque buildup in your arteries over time. so, when diet and exercise aren't enough to lower cholesterol, adding crestor can help. go, crestor! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone, like people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. tell your doctor about other medicines you're taking. call your doctor right away if you have muscle pain or weakness, feel unusually tired, have loss of appetite, upper b
>> i think so, and the defense budget. jimmy carter, one thing to his credit, increased defense spending. what kind of example does it set when we're slashing the army and the defense across the board in the light of the world we're looking at? >> thank you. [ doctor ] and in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. way to go, crestor! yeah! getting to goal is a big deal, especially if you have high cholesterol...
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senator mccaskill would eliminate the good soldier defense, which allows perpendicul perpetrators as character as a defense. >>> today the court-martial began for brigadier general jeffrey sinclair, one of the highest ranking officers ever to be tried on sexual assault charges. he immediated guilty to having an improper relationship with a junior officer but not guilty to five other charges, including sexual assault. he be judged by a jury of his peers. he faces life in prison if convicted. whenever you're read. thank you. thank you. i got this. oh, no, i'll get it! let me get it. uh-uh-uh. i don't want you to pay for this. it's not happening, honey. let her get it. she got her safe driving bonus check from allstate last week. and it's her treat. what about a tip? oh, here's one... get an allstate agent. nice! [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call 866-905-6500 now. here we go! hold on man. is that a leak up there? that's a drip. whoo. okay. aah. now that's a leak. that is a leak! and if you don't ha
senator mccaskill would eliminate the good soldier defense, which allows perpendicul perpetrators as character as a defense. >>> today the court-martial began for brigadier general jeffrey sinclair, one of the highest ranking officers ever to be tried on sexual assault charges. he immediated guilty to having an improper relationship with a junior officer but not guilty to five other charges, including sexual assault. he be judged by a jury of his peers. he faces life in prison if...
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he rose to prominence while serving the naacp legal defense fund for a decade as a civil rights lawyer of tremendous acclaim defending the voting rights act in front of the supreme court not once but twice today that man was voted down because of another man he once defended. well, actually no, that's not the story. the organization that he worked for, the naacp legal defense fund, represented a man on appeal who was convicted in 1982 amid much controversy of killing a philadelphia police officer. that man, mumia abu jamal was convicted when he was just a kid and nearly 30 years later adigbele worked on the case for the naacp legal defense fund as it challenged in appeal it is constitutionality of the jury's sentencing instructions in the mumia abu jamal case. and they won. the court ruled in favor of the naacp ldf which resulted in the death sentence being vacated. he is now serving life without parole. that single appellate representation was then transformed into the basest kind of demagoguery on fox news. >> he volunteered to help out this man mumia abu jamal who was convicted of m
he rose to prominence while serving the naacp legal defense fund for a decade as a civil rights lawyer of tremendous acclaim defending the voting rights act in front of the supreme court not once but twice today that man was voted down because of another man he once defended. well, actually no, that's not the story. the organization that he worked for, the naacp legal defense fund, represented a man on appeal who was convicted in 1982 amid much controversy of killing a philadelphia police...
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but in many ways you've written that it was by the defense. can you explain? >> there is a reason why millions of americans took to the streets to get george zimmerman arrested and that's because the case was very obviously about race. and yet in the courtroom, the case was completely bungled by the prosecution on the issue of race. the defense tried to paint trayvon martin as a match, that was their word, to two african-american burglars who had been in the community six months before. he had nothing to do with. and the prosecutors did that rise to their feet and say what does that have to do with trayvon martin. so they allowed the defense to own the race issue in a very illogical manner. the judge rule that had they couldn't talk about racial profiling, just the word profiling. which made no sense. the prosecution should have argued their evidence that all of the calls that zimmerman made in the six months prior to the shooting about suspicious people in the neighborhood were about african-americans. 100%. you don't get statistics like that very often. >> s
but in many ways you've written that it was by the defense. can you explain? >> there is a reason why millions of americans took to the streets to get george zimmerman arrested and that's because the case was very obviously about race. and yet in the courtroom, the case was completely bungled by the prosecution on the issue of race. the defense tried to paint trayvon martin as a match, that was their word, to two african-american burglars who had been in the community six months before....
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. > we know we're not the center of your life, but we'll do our best to help you connect to what is. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> on monday, september 9th, just before 8:40 in the morning, there was a serious car accident at the intersection of brinkerhotf avenue in the town of ft. lee, new jersey. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> 911, big accident over here. >> where is over here? take a deep breath. >> brinkerhoff and what's the other street? >> ft. lee. >> is somebody hurt? >> yeah. >> we'll get somebody right there. >> exactly one minute later, anoth
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vladimir putin, those were local self-defense units. now, if putin said that to angela merkel in a way that left merkel believes that he believes th that, then she is, of course, absolutely right, that putin is in another world. but as of tonight, i for one am prepared to give vladimir putin the benefit of the doubt on this. i see no reason on the face of the evidence as of now to reach the conclusion, or should we say, the diagnosis that putin is delusional. it seems more likely that he is simply employing that tactic that most politicians here and around the world employ every day to varying degrees. putin is simply lying. when putin talks about his soldiers that he sent into ukraine being local self-defense units, he's just lying. how is that statistically different style liistically different than chris christie trying to use a nonexistent traffic study? i'm not equating the government of new jersey and the government of russia. the new jersey scandals are completely unimportant, nothing when juxtaposed to the most important story i
vladimir putin, those were local self-defense units. now, if putin said that to angela merkel in a way that left merkel believes that he believes th that, then she is, of course, absolutely right, that putin is in another world. but as of tonight, i for one am prepared to give vladimir putin the benefit of the doubt on this. i see no reason on the face of the evidence as of now to reach the conclusion, or should we say, the diagnosis that putin is delusional. it seems more likely that he is...
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as putin told german chancellor angela merkel yesterday, it's more about self-defense. this new pro western ukrainian government in kiev poses an existential threat to his and russia's interest in ukraine and that means primarily, crimea. why? crimea gives them an essential warm water port, it gives them a base for the black sea fleet. so putin's nightmare sees this canceling russia's lease on the black sea fleet base and taking over cry meimea and bringing th enemy up to russia's border. for him, it's a double whammy. in terms of clearing russian forces or pushing them back, neither the u.s. nor nato are contemplating a military action and talking about ukraine's military quite quickly, it's the second largest european military apparently. it's too weak. it's certainly too low tech to take russia on. even russia's second echelon sailors that we've seen roaming around crimea for the last two or three days. russia's control of crimea is open ended. >>> we move on to china now. a mass stabbing over the weekend has left the nation shocked and looking for answers. on saturd
as putin told german chancellor angela merkel yesterday, it's more about self-defense. this new pro western ukrainian government in kiev poses an existential threat to his and russia's interest in ukraine and that means primarily, crimea. why? crimea gives them an essential warm water port, it gives them a base for the black sea fleet. so putin's nightmare sees this canceling russia's lease on the black sea fleet base and taking over cry meimea and bringing th enemy up to russia's border. for...
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what do you make of this back and forth from the defense attorney? >> this is a standard tactic, both in the united states and there, of defense attorneys or any attorneys to show that the witnesses had planned their story together. that two witnesses correspond exactly to what each other is saying and, therefore, it's probably not true, because it's not in their own natural language. and the reason this particular testimony is important is because these witnesses say they heard screaming and shouting like a fight between reeva steenkamp and oscar pistorius before the shooting. that would give a motive to oscar for intentionally killing. so this is really big evidence and very important evidence of the prosecution in the intentional murder case. >> and because you specialize in international law here, obviously, the most physical difference we see is the positioning of oscar pistorius, as well as the absence of a jury here, but what are you watching in this case as it relates to the law in south africa that is key perhaps to whatever decision is made
what do you make of this back and forth from the defense attorney? >> this is a standard tactic, both in the united states and there, of defense attorneys or any attorneys to show that the witnesses had planned their story together. that two witnesses correspond exactly to what each other is saying and, therefore, it's probably not true, because it's not in their own natural language. and the reason this particular testimony is important is because these witnesses say they heard screaming...
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how would we ever enforce a mutual defense pact with georgia? is he kidding? that's the kind of empty threat that is the real kind that makes putin not take us seriously, not what the president has said. >> it sounds more like charles lawton playing the character, the old southern senator during the cold war. you got to get touch with these people. thank you, ambassador william taylor. it's great to have your expertise. thanks for your service to the country. howard, your wisdom was great. >>> paul ryan has decided that's what is wrong with america is not income inequality, as the president says, it's the poor. they're the problem. so he is in effect declaring war on the poor when talking about reforming food stamps, welfare, head start, medicaid. he is going where the money is, he thinks. >>> the more democrats win over democrats and minorities, the more they lose white men. now some democrats are talking about climbing the steepest political mountain on the wall, winning back the white guys who deserted the party, especially down south. but not just down sou
how would we ever enforce a mutual defense pact with georgia? is he kidding? that's the kind of empty threat that is the real kind that makes putin not take us seriously, not what the president has said. >> it sounds more like charles lawton playing the character, the old southern senator during the cold war. you got to get touch with these people. thank you, ambassador william taylor. it's great to have your expertise. thanks for your service to the country. howard, your wisdom was...
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the former olympian's defense attorneys spent today pushing back on defense statements detailing reeva steenkamp's screams before the death. also concerned about witness security. one witness told court officials he received threatening phone calls following his testimony. constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cash card from capital one, i get 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally someone's recognizing me with unlimited rewards! meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one. choose 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day. what's in your wallet? i need your timesheets, larry! ukraine where a crowd of protesters blocked the car belonging to an u.n. envoy, robert suri, in crimea. james was there and tweeted throughout the entire incident. first, he tweeted the crowd chant, russia, russia, as u.n. envoy leaves coffee shop and scrambles into waiting car. finally, robert finally on his way to the airport. police havi
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he's described the soldiers as being a self-defense force over which russia has no influence. the attention today will be on a meeting of eu leaders in brussels. they have been very reluctant to back stiff sanctions against moscow. they have a lot more to lose than the u.s. they come up with a package of economic support, but have been very wary of sanctions. moscow, of course, will be watching that closely. so will washington. whether or not the latest developments from crimea concentrates minds, we'll have to see, tamron. >>> we want to take you back to the developing news out of the maryland where the cpac conference is under way. mark murray is standing by. he is in washington. mark, are you there? >> hey, tamron. >> let's talk about first of after senator mitch mcconnell. we know he will be in a big political battle in the midterm, but he walked in entered the room with a reichel in hand handing it to tom coburn and actually made a plea focusing rather than on the party, focusing on his own personal race. c'mon, give me your perspective on this. >> actually pretty good th
he's described the soldiers as being a self-defense force over which russia has no influence. the attention today will be on a meeting of eu leaders in brussels. they have been very reluctant to back stiff sanctions against moscow. they have a lot more to lose than the u.s. they come up with a package of economic support, but have been very wary of sanctions. moscow, of course, will be watching that closely. so will washington. whether or not the latest developments from crimea concentrates...
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he insisted they were, quote, local defense forces and call the people's uprising against ukrainian president viktor yanukovych an unconstitutional coup and said they were sitting in a laboratory and running experiments on rats and described anti-government protests, the ones that killed scores of people two week ago an orgy of radicals. putin was nervous, angry, cornered and paranoid, written in the new republic. here was an authoritarian dancing uncomfortably in his new dictator shoes. in the last few years it's something like conventional knowledge in moscow journalistic circles that put. was no longer getting new good information, surrounded by yes men who created a parallel informational universe. indeed, living in a parallel universe seem to be one of the only explanations for putin's perilously irrational behavior. joining me, mark halperin, and from washington, the new york times' white house correspondent and former moscow bureau chief, peter baker. peter, what thoughts are running through putin's head and why he's -- i mean we talk a lot about the history in this region, but a state
he insisted they were, quote, local defense forces and call the people's uprising against ukrainian president viktor yanukovych an unconstitutional coup and said they were sitting in a laboratory and running experiments on rats and described anti-government protests, the ones that killed scores of people two week ago an orgy of radicals. putin was nervous, angry, cornered and paranoid, written in the new republic. here was an authoritarian dancing uncomfortably in his new dictator shoes. in the...
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intervention in the ukraine would be, quote, a grave mistake, thoughts eceddo today by secretary of defense chuck hagel. >> i'm closely watching the exercises along the ukrainian border. i expect russia to be transparent about the activities and i urge them not to take any steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to miscalculation, during a very delicate time. >> the crisis now centers on the region of crimea, in southern ukraine, where pro-russian gunmen have seized control of parliament, barricading themselves inside, even raising russian flags. cold war fears with stoke yesterday when russia announced it's sending 150,000 troops to the border to engage in six games of war games, in what russian media described as the biggest exercise since the soviet era. there's now word unconfirmed that the president and we've heard these comments from secretary hagel, jim. what seems to be the tone where you are. >> tamron, first of all, turning quickly to kiev, what a first day on the job to arseni -- he's the former economy and foreign minister, very well known to both the u.s. and russia. he was
intervention in the ukraine would be, quote, a grave mistake, thoughts eceddo today by secretary of defense chuck hagel. >> i'm closely watching the exercises along the ukrainian border. i expect russia to be transparent about the activities and i urge them not to take any steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to miscalculation, during a very delicate time. >> the crisis now centers on the region of crimea, in southern ukraine, where pro-russian gunmen have seized control of...
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it's a bedrock principle of america jurisprudence that everyone is entitled to a vigorous defense, no matter how noxious they are. >> that's right. and you should not be expected to be confirmed by the majority in the u.s. senate if you represent the country's most notorious cop killer, and that's what happened in this case. denny faulkner in december 9, 1981, an army veteran, was killed in the line of duty by wesley cook, who then became mumia abu-jamal. he was sentenced to death -- >> a very controversial case. >> controversial in the sense jury instructions, and that's why they won on technicality on appeal, and that's why he didn't get the death sentence, and why he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. you should not expect if you take on this case, i understand everyone is entitled -- >> an attorney takes on a case like that, they should expect their career hen-pecked forever? >> you are defined by the cases you take. i'm a former congressman. i'm not a lobbyist. if i became a lobbyist, i would be tainted for the rest of my life. i would say this is a political mistake bhi th
it's a bedrock principle of america jurisprudence that everyone is entitled to a vigorous defense, no matter how noxious they are. >> that's right. and you should not be expected to be confirmed by the majority in the u.s. senate if you represent the country's most notorious cop killer, and that's what happened in this case. denny faulkner in december 9, 1981, an army veteran, was killed in the line of duty by wesley cook, who then became mumia abu-jamal. he was sentenced to death --...
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he claims it was self-defense because he thought she was an intrud intruder. the hearing was delayed after a television station violated courtroom rooms. >>> we're look to look at the weather. march cold continues to grip a good deal of the country. the first official day of spring is only about two weeks away. winter weather is expected to stick around for the foreseeable future. the great lakes are more than 99% frozen. that is the most this season. >> a cold rain is not dampening the mood in the big easy. umbrellas and rain coats lined the parade route and tens of thousands are expected to gather in the french quarter for the more lively portion of celebrations. of course the party is over tomorrow, the beginning of lent. >>> the oscars are over but everyone is still talking about the impromtu pizza party that ellen hosted. she went around the audience collecting tip money for the delivery guy and invited him on her show yesterday to pay up. >> so you left before -- i wanted to give a tip and i passed pharrell's hat around and i ended up getting about $600,
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let's bring in the former assistant secretary of defense under president reagan. thanks to you both for joining me. i want to talk about this idea of what options really are available. this morning there was a lot of conversation on the various sunday talk shows about things like boycotting the g-8 summit in sochi, potentially the expulsion of russia from the g-8, economic sanctions, suspension of trade talks, asset freezes, visa bans. in your mind, what would be the strongest leverage point out of those options? >> i think all these options are very good. they're all possible. suspension of g-8 or kicking out russia of g-8 and turning it back into g-7 would be very, very strong message and very appropriate message because, of course, russia got into g-8 out of pity when the soviet union collapsed, so it really had no business to be there to start with. so here we are back to the reality. there are other options. russia is big on sending its gas to europe. there's a south stream pipeline being constructed and put forward. so maybe a blocking of that project can al
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and i'm excited to have the lawyer responsible for overturning the defense of marriage act speaking out for the first time on news outs of texas. >>> plus, an exclusive with the controversial milely cyrus, does the pop star exploit little people? first our headlines. >>> all of this stuff will come out over the appropriate period of time. >> eight out of ten democrats wants hillary clinton to run for president in 2016. >> i'm not going to give into the hysteria of questions. >> the same poll shows 10 out of 10 democrats to run against her. >> with a stroke of the pen, jan brewer stopped short. >> it is properly worded and result in unintended and negative consequences. >> i didn't come here to make friends. >> the tea party movement is an intellectual movement. >> i came to save this republic -- >> overknight armed men seized control of two government buildings as putin announces he's sending troops near ukraine's border. >> there's talk that ukraine could be split into two separate countries which explains the new name. two cranes. >> we begin today breaking news where eric holder is n
and i'm excited to have the lawyer responsible for overturning the defense of marriage act speaking out for the first time on news outs of texas. >>> plus, an exclusive with the controversial milely cyrus, does the pop star exploit little people? first our headlines. >>> all of this stuff will come out over the appropriate period of time. >> eight out of ten democrats wants hillary clinton to run for president in 2016. >> i'm not going to give into the hysteria of...
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we have $2 billion in spare parts waste going on in the department of defense. i could go on with a litany. we don't address any of those issues. it is taking the republican playbook and hammering over and over again over the same two issues, benghazi and the affordable care act. and -- >> let me ask you about the affordable care act, because i know california has surpassed its obamacare enrollment goal, 800,000 people signed up so far. but they are having this 50th vote and they are saying, you know, why not delay this penalty on the individual mandate, why not, what's the issue here, what's your take on this 50th vote on obamacare? >> well, that's another example of how it's all about political messaging. it's not about fixing some of the elements of the affordable care act. there are things we should fix with the affordable care act. i'm willing to look at postponing the imposition of the fine, it's $100. there are ways, frankly, that anyone who can show that they have hardship can, in fact, forego that particular fine in the first year, so lots of reasons to
we have $2 billion in spare parts waste going on in the department of defense. i could go on with a litany. we don't address any of those issues. it is taking the republican playbook and hammering over and over again over the same two issues, benghazi and the affordable care act. and -- >> let me ask you about the affordable care act, because i know california has surpassed its obamacare enrollment goal, 800,000 people signed up so far. but they are having this 50th vote and they are...